Fast-growing startup purchases assets of veteran online photo site

"The MailPix team is happy to continue service to Winkflash customers,” says Fred H. Lerner, CEO and founder, MailPix. “To kick off the ‘new’ Winkflash, there’s a dedicated ‘deals’ area at www.winkflash.com/deals. We know they'll be delighted with the MailPix array of choices, including ship-to-home, ship-to-retail and mobile printing and gifting for Android and iOS platforms."

Lerner notes the recent news of industry leaders Shutterfly and Snapfish by HP seeking buyers is continued evidence of on-going consolidation of the online photo personalization and printing market.

“MailPix is well-positioned to continue its accelerated growth path, through both acquisitions and organic expansion via mobile and technical innovation,” he says. "Our executive team is prepared to act swiftly on appropriate opportunities."

About MailPix.com

MailPix.com the pre-eminent site for printing photos instantly at thousands of retailers from your phone app or PC and also offers convenient mail-to-home. MailPix preserves photo memories as photo books, canvas, prints, cards, enlargements and other photo gift products. The service is seamlessly integrated to print your or your friends’ Facebook and Instagram photos…and photos from any phone, device or computer. MailPix offices are located in Huntington Beach, Calif., with an additional Canadian site at www.mailpix.ca. The MailPix brand portfolio also includes Winkflash.

Fred H. Lerner is the founder and CEO of MailPix, his latest startup. He previously founded Ritz Interactive, which included RitzCamera.com, WolfCamera.com and others. Fred also founded two imaging companies which were acquired by Kodak and became the CEO of Kodak Processing Labs. He is a United Nations’ Hall of Fame recipient from the International Photographic Council and Past President of the Photo Marketing Association International.Peter Tahmin, co-founder and COO of MailPix.com, was the former vice president at Ritz Camera & Image and co-founder, senior vice president and COO of the Ritz Interactive e-commerce network, which included RitzCamera.com, WolfCamera.com, BoatersWorld.com and others. He brings 20 years of e-commerce experience and a lifetime of imaging industry experience to MailPix.